سنن أبي داود

Hadith 2340

Book 14: Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)

كتاب الصيام

Chapter 14

Chapter: Regarding The Testimony Of A Single Person About Seeing The Crescent Of Ramadan.

باب فِي شَهَادَةِ الْوَاحِدِ عَلَى رُؤْيَةِ هِلاَلِ رَمَضَانَ

English narration

Narrated by عبد الله بن العباس القرشي

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: A bedouin came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: I have sighted the moon. Al-Hasan added in his version: that is, of Ramadan. He asked: Do you testify that there is no god but Allah? He replied: Yes. He again asked: Do you testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah? He replied: Yes. and he testified that he had sighted the moon. He said: Bilal, announce to the people that they must fast tomorrow.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكَّارِ بْنِ الرَّيَّانِ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي ثَوْرٍ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ يَعْنِي الْجُعْفِيَّ ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ الْمَعْنَى ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ الْهِلَالَ ، قَالَ الْحَسَنُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ : يَعْنِي رَمَضَانَ ، فَقَالَ : أَتَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : أَتَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : "

يَا بِلَالُ ، أَذِّنْ فِي النَّاسِ فَلْيَصُومُوا غَدًا

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 2340In-book: Book 14, Hadith 2340

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